I've tested many portable Linux distros, but PorteuX is the one I keep on my USB drive ...

Mageia 10 marks 15 years since the distribution's first release in June 2011. The project began the previous year as a fork ...

In this post, I will share the story of how I actually struggled a bit to install Linux Mint Cinnamon on my Windows PC so that I could use it as a normal desktop environment. I think this will be ...

Container made it easy to run Linux on my MacBook - here's how I set it up ...

Note that for some devices (e.g. Raspberry Pi), at the end of the flashing process the tool tries to customize the SD card e.g. it configures a hostname or WiFi. And with a cloud-init enabled image ...

Apt is more than just a software installer. The Debian/Ubuntu package manager can do much more. With these commands at your disposal, apt becomes more powerful. I've used Debian/Ubuntu-based ...

If you need to use virtual machines on Linux, try Virt-Manager. Virt-Manager is more reliable than VirtualBox. Virt-Manager is completely free and open-source. I'm a long-time supporter of VirtualBox.

Sometimes, your VirtualBox VM gets stuck on the Saving State when booting up the machine. This could be due to various reasons, such as issues when taking a snapshot or because of a hung process. In ...

Please note that as of 2023-12-17, this project is archived and will not receive further updates or support from me. However, the existing codebase will remain ...

Virtualbox is not working after installing WSL, check out these steps to fix the issue. There was a time when budding users were using Oracle VirtualBox to get familiar with Linux distributions, but ...

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